Astroscale is a public, on-orbit servicing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, committed to the safe and sustainable development of space. As the first private company dedicated to in-orbit servicing across all orbits, Astroscale develops innovative solutions for end-of-life services, active debris removal, in-situ space situational awareness, and life extension of satellites. They work with government and commercial stakeholders like JAXA, U.S. Space Force, ESA, and OneWeb to develop norms and technologies for responsible space operations, aiming to mitigate the growing hazard of space debris.
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Astroscale expected the ELSA-M demonstrator to launch aboard a Spectrum rocket in FY2028 or later.
Astroscale planned a series of demonstration satellite launches from FY2027 onward as of March 2026.
Astroscale developed ELSA-M to remove space debris.
On March 10, 2026, Astroscale posted on X a first look at ISSA-J1 and presented a demonstrator spacecraft designed to inspect two satellites in different orbits during a single mission.
Astroscale intends for ISSA J1 to expand the operational model beyond traditional single-target inspection missions by servicing two distinct orbital targets.
Astroscale plans to release further details on the full ISSA J1 mission concept and the client involved at a later date.
Astroscale is developing the ISSA J1 orbital inspection program.
Astroscale is an on-orbit services company active in sustainable satellite management.
Astroscale France entered a partnership with Exotrail in January 2026 to develop sovereign European deorbiting capabilities.
Astroscale France is participating in the ECO-Tethers project under the European Space Agency’s FIRST! program.
The ECO-Tethers consortium includes PERSEI Space for tether technology expertise, Thales Alenia Space Italy for system integration, and Astroscale France for operational rendezvous and proximity operations experience.
Astroscale France contributed operational rendezvous and proximity operations experience to the ECO-Tethers project.
Astroscale France will contribute operational experience in rendezvous and proximity operations, debris-related missions, and in-orbit servicing to the ECO-Tethers study.
Astroscale France is the French subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc.
Thales Alenia Space Italy is a collaborator on the ECO-Tethers project alongside PERSEI Space and Astroscale France.
Astroscale France joined the ESA Invitation to Tender 1-12998, FIRST! Technologies in Sustainability for Future Space Transportation: System Study.
Miki Ito is Executive Vice President of Astroscale’s Japan division.
Astroscale’s official X account posted a message highlighting Miki Ito’s contributions to programs for orbital debris management.
Astroscale’s X post associates Miki Ito with the ADRAS-J program and with activities related to debris removal in orbit.
Astroscale is one of the companies developing technologies and missions for orbital debris removal.